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John Gill's Exposition on Genesis 22:17
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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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That in blessing I will bless thee, etc.] With temporal and spiritual blessings; with the Spirit and all his graces; with Christ and redemption, justification, and salvation by him; and with eternal life, as the gift of God, through him: and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which [is] upon the sea shore: both his natural seed, descending from him in the line of Isaac, and his spiritual seed, both among Jews and Gentiles, that tread in his steps; (see <011315>Genesis 13:15,16 15:5): and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies: “gate” for “gates”, where courts of judicature were held, and which are the security of cities and put for them, and which also include the whole country round about: so that this phrase is expressive of an entire jurisdiction and dominion over them; and was literally fulfilled in the times of Joshua, David, and Solomon; and spiritually in Christ, Abraham’s principal seed, when he destroyed Satan and his principalities and powers; overcame the world; made an end of sin and abolished death; and delivered his people out the hands of all their enemies; and in all Abraham’s spiritual seed, who are made more than conquerors over them, through Christ that has loved them.
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